INTRODUCTION TO TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY

Course Description

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INTRODUCTION TO TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY

Evaluation Tools (Active Term)

Course outcomes

1. 01 Describe the basic concepts and conceptual classifications of hospitality and tourism industries.
2. 02 Classify the various forms of accommodation facilities and their structures and competence in distinguishing features of those forms.
3. 03 Categorize to use and interpret accommodation operations and their functions.
4. 04 Clarify the meaning and importance of management information systems for hospitality and tourism industries.
5. 05 Discuss in studying food and beverage operations to be able to find strategic solutions to their problems.
6. 06 Analyse to practices taking place in varoius areas of hospitality industry.

Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 Tourism: A Modern Synthesis by Stephen J. Page and Joanne Connel
2. 02 Tourism: Principles, Practices, Philosophies by Charles R. Goeldner, J. R. Brent Ritchie

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 Ability to undesrtand the descriptions of basic concepts and conceptual classifications of hospitality and tourism industries.
2. L02 Ability to understand various forms of accomodation facilities and their structures and competence in distinguishing features of those forms.
3. L03 Competence to use and interpet accomodation operations and their functions.
4. L04 .capability of understanding the meaning and importance of management information systems for hospitality and tourism industries.
5. L05 Competency in studying food and beverage operations to be able to find strategic solutions to their problems.
6. L06 Ability to analyse to practices taking place in varoius areas of hospitality industry.

Program Outcomes

1. P01 1. Develops and deepens his / her knowledge in the field of tourism and hotel management based on his / her undergraduate qualifications.
2. P02 2. Have knowledge about management and organization issues in the field of Tourism and Hotel Management.
3. P03 3. Has knowledge about production management and marketing in Tourism and Hotel Management.
4. P04 4. Tourism and Hotel Management, accounting and finance issues.
5. P05 5. Evaluate the concepts, ideas, data, and information in the sectoral and academic fields and solve the problems.
6. P06 6. Understands the interaction between disciplines related to tourism.
7. P07 7. Evaluate the sectoral conjuncture and make predictions about the future, determine strategic goals and targets, plan and implement them.
8. P08 8. Can prepare projects for the sector; take an active role in the programming, evaluation and execution phases.
9. P09 9. Have cognitive abilities such as attention, memory, judgment and evaluation, reasoning, problem-solving and decision making, understanding, and language production.
10. P10 10. Learn how to learn by learning from their mistakes by making solutions to the problems they face and adopt the principle of lifelong learning.
11. P11 11. Analyze the business, its competitors, the sector and the sectoral competitiveness through various graphs, matrices and tables.
12. P12 12. Knows at least one foreign language which is valid in the field of tourism management.
13. P13 13. Has sufficient knowledge about the sector and business issues such as occupational safety, worker health, social security, quality and sustainability.
14. P14 14. Has knowledge about his / her field and can transfer his / her knowledge, predictions, and thoughts orally and in writing.
15. P15 15. Can apply all stages of tourism industry-related businesses from investment decision to operate.
16. P16 16. Strategic, tactical and operational aspects of business management; comprehend local, national, international and global dimensions.

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